Jan serves as a liaison between Dads Make a Difference and schools and community agencies statewide to increase the project's effectiveness in reaching youth. In this capacity, she establishes relationships with staff and teens, conducts needs assessments to eliminate barriers to participation, addresses specific cultural needs, negotiates contacts between sites, and supports program delivery by serving as a consultant. Jan also coordinates teen trainings, trains teen peer educators, does numerous presentations and workshops, and is editor of the DMAD newsletter.

Prior to joining the DMAD staff, Jan worked in the areas of youth service, service-learning, parent education, and after-school and summer programs. Jan has a Bachelor of Science in Youth Studies and a Master of Arts in Family Education, both from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her thesis looked at knowledge, attitude, and behavior changes in Dads Make a Difference teen trainers. Contact her via email for more information on her research.

Steve Dorgan (President)

Steve Katz (Vice President)

Derrick Banks (Treasurer)

James Ford (Secretary)

Tom Anderson

Mary Burnison

Wayne Freundschuh

Robert Clarence Jones

Tamara Mattison

Delacy Thomas

Jenee Winter